Guard for lath-machines.



i is a specification.;

'State fof M inneso STATES-@TENT '.GFFGE; i

en xnnrrriesncai, or MINNEAPQLIS, MINNESOTA.

"swath Ass-Mamme United .States, resihaeinvenedferfam; new and proveniente 'in' Gua-'rdsl for LathyMachiigs, ef thefollowing The @bien er vea-neil isfreprends revent ysli'vers,

thrown backwardly' the s'awfj'fjiiito ,the: hands or the body of the personhfedingthej lath blocks-or edgings 4tothe saw;

A further object' is to provide adgua'rd of such construction that thevloose reiuseJ'na---`` terial thrown backwardly with 'great 'forcef by the s'awwill'be directed forwardly and:

will be crushed' and 'broken by the feed rolls.

A further'objectis to provide a' guard of simple, 'durable construction and vone which will be particularly eifective for vthe purpose designed.v I

In the accompanying Adrawings forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is a .side

view of'a lath machine'with my invention'A applied `thereto, .FigfQ is a front view ofl the same, Fig; 3 is a pla-n view of a portion ofthe machinej L 'In the drawing@ represents 'the 'fi-rameiof the machine .and 3 'a feed table; mounted 4 .is a saw arbor supporting a gangof saws 5 and driven by 'a belt 6 from a suitablesource of power. The saws operate through a slot in the table inthe-usual way..

7 represents-the lower` feed rolls'and the upper rolls, which are vertically movable toward vand from' the material on the table, the lifting of said rolls being accomplished by any suitable means, such as the rods '9 leading to a lifting device of ordi.-

nary construction and hence not shown herein. This part of the machine is 'com-' mon tolath machines' in'g'ener'al luse.

Mounted upon the frame 3- are'upright'.

brackets 10 supporting .a rod' 11 that is-adjustableinbearings12 in said brackets.'- Upon thisrod aseries of guards 13 are Iloosely mounted, between collars 14,'said 'guards being composed preferably offlat steel plates, Substantially crescentfshaped,

having a lower .pointed portion 15 below the bearing onthe rod 11, an upper curved por- 'ton 16 between whichI and. the pointed' p01'- county. of Hennepin, 5

' ratenteiiaug. 25, 1914;

tion. 15 a concave'surface 17 is' provided. `The lower portions 15 normally .rest by gravity .upon the lath block or edging placed on t-he table and there being "afseries' ofi plates 13, they may'adapt themselves tothe thebl'ouk will serve'to wedge it between the guards and the table-and. prevent backward 'movementas the blockA is 'fedto the saws. -'Strapssjipport a plate 19 above the saws, one end-of said plate projecting into: the 'space 4between the -feed rolls "8 vand 'the 13 toact asV a stop lfor limiting the' upward Swingin .movement ofthe points -of the' guards an also toprevent' the slivers and p1eces 'of.wood thrownback by the saws feed'rollsf lman willfeed va 'blockor ed `ingbeneath the 'guards to the saws and i any sli-vers v'or broken pieces of lath are caught bythe saws and thrown backwardly they will contact vwith the concave surfaces of the uards and be directed upwardly'and inwar ly toward "backby said saws, said guards havingl surshield mounted to-cover the space. between said guards and said feed roll.. `2. The combination, with a frame, afeed table and gang l of saws, andv feed rollers operating to feed the material to said saws, of a rod supportedv on said frame abovesaid feed table and adjacent?" to saidrolls, col- Alars mounted lon said rod and capable of ad- 'justlnent'thereom a series of guards loosely varyinggthicknesses'of the block lor its-` iriregular surfaces, vas indicated-in Figs. 1 and. 2, andi the engagement of the guards with .from passing up between the guards and the the overhanging plate 19 and from thence- In the -operation-ofthe device, the work-J the workman from flying splinters or pieces .100 faces adapted to direct .the spl'inters.- or y .broken piecesl of wood inwardly and' upwardly with respect to said tabl,.and a mounted on said rod between said collars, said guards being substantially crescent shaped in form, and each having a tapered lower` end adapted to normally rest upon the feed'tableand backwardly inclined with `respect thereto, the inner edges. of said guards present-ing a concave surface Ato the feed rolls and saws and operating todireot the slivers and pieces of wood thrown back.

by the saws upwardl land inwardly with respect to Said feedta le, said guards being' -.adapted to rest bygravity upon .the materlal fed to said saws and preventing back-- ward "movement of suchcmaterial.

3. The combination, with a frame,- a feedy table and gan of saws and feed'rollersopf'` erating to fee the material to said saws, of.v ,a series of plates substantiall3'fcrescent shaped in form, each having a'taperedlower,

en'd adapted to normallyl rest upon ythe feed table andV baekwardly inclinediwith respect thereto, the' upper portions-'of said platos. being pivotallysupported, the inner edges of said plates resenting a concave' surface;

-to the'feed rol s an'd saws and operating to direct the .slivers and pieces of wood thrown,

back bythe saws upwardly and 'inwardly with respect to said feed table, saidl plates, being adapted to rest by gravity upon the material fed to .said saws and preventing backward movementof said material, and a shield overhanging said table and sawsand extending to a point near the-upper portion ofjsaid plates.

4. The combination, with a frame and senting a concave surfaoelto thefeed rollers Vand sawsand operating to directth'e sli'ver's ,upwardly and inwardly with iespect'jto said j. 'In "witnessn whereof,AI have hereunto set f feed table.

lmy .hand this day of .May 1'913.

' 1 FERDINAND GxKHLEIN-EGGER. lWitnesses: I

' l l 'EDWARD A. PAUL,

\ ".GENEVIEVEE SoRaNsEN.

" and pieces of wood thrown back-by the 4saws 

